LESSON PLAN

Engineering Materials and Metallurgy

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Name of the Faculty: M.PALANIVENDHAN Year/semester: II/IV

SYLLABUS: ME1353 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO POWER PLANTS AND BOILERS Layout of steam, hydel, diesel, MHD, nuclear and gas turbine power plants Combined power cycles Comparison and selection Load duration curves Steam boilers and cycles High pressure and super critical boilers Fluidised bed boilers. UNIT II STEAM POWER PLANT Fuel and ash handling Combustion equipment for burning coal Mechanical stokers Pulveriser Electrostatic precipitator Draught Surface condenser types Cooling towers. UNIT III NUCLEAR AND HYDEL POWER PLANTS Nuclear energy Fission Fusion reaction Types of reactors Pressurized water reactor Boiling water reactor Waste disposal and safety. Hydel power plant Essential elements Selection of turbines Governing of turbines Micro hydel Developments UNIT IV DIESEL AND GAS TURBINE POWER PLANT Types of diesel plants components Selection of engine type Applications gas turbine power plant Fuels Gas Turbine material Open and closed cycles Reheating Regeneration and intercooling Combined cycle. UNIT V OTHER POWER PLANTS AND ECONOMICS OF POWER PLANTS Geo thermal OTEC Tidel - Pumped storage - Solar thermal central receiver system Cost of electric energy Fixed and operating costs Energy rates Types of tariffs Economics of load sharing Comparison of economics of various power plants. Total: 45 TEXT BOOKS 1. Arora, S.C. and Domkundwar, S., A Course in Power Plant Engineering, Dhanpatrai, 2001. 2. Nag, P.K., Power Plant Engineering, Tata McGraw-Hill, 1998. REFERENCES 1. Nagpal, G.R., Power Plant Engineering, Hanna Publishers, 1998. 2. Ramalingam, K.K., Power Plant Engineering, Scitech Publications, 2002. 3. Rai, G.D., Introduction to Power Plant Technology, Khanna Publishers, 1995. 4. Rajput, R.K., Power Plant Engineering, Laxmi Publications, 1995 L = 45 PERIODS REFERENCES: 1. Power station Engineering and Economy by Bernhardt G.A.Skrotzki and William A. VopatTata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi, 20th reprint 2002. 2. An introduction to power plant technology by G.D. Rai-Khanna Publishers, Delhi110 005.

3. Power Plant Technology, M.M. El-Wakil McGraw Hill 1984.

Unit No & Name

Lectur e No

Topic(s)

Book Used for teaching Page Number

Basic thermodynamic cycles various components of steam power plant-layoutpulverized coal burners Fluidized bed combustioncoal handling systems-ash handling systems Forced draft and induced draft fans Boilers-feed pumps-super heater regenerator-condenser dearearators-cooling tower Layout-dams selection of water turbines types & pumped storage hydel plants

2 UNIT I

INTRODUCTION TO POWER PLANTS AND BOILERS

3 4 5 6 7 9

UNIT II

10

STEAM POWER PLANT

Principles UNIT III 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 UNIT IV 19 nuclear power plants Types, open and closed cycle gas turbine work output & thermal efficiency methods to improve performance reheating, intercooling regeneration-advantage and disadvantages of nuclear energy Fission reactions nuclear reactor

NUCLEAR AND HYDEL POWER PLANTS

DIESEL AND GAS TURBINE POWER PLANT

25 26 27

wind power plants tidal power plants geothermal resources Fuel cell MHD power generationprinciple thermoelectric power generation thermionic power generation

OTHER POWER PLANTS AND ECONOMICS OF POWER PLANTS

28 29 30 31

TEXT BOOKS:
1. A Course in Power Plant Engineering by Arora and Domkundwar, Dhanpat Rai and Co.Pvt.Ltd., New Delhi. 2. Power Plant Engineering by P.K. Nag, Tata McGraw Hill, Second Edition , Fourth reprint 2003.

TEST PATTERNS:
DAT (Daily Assessment Test)

Short answers (2 Marks)

Questions are compulsory

Long answers (16 Marks) provided

16

Alternate options are

CAT (Cyclic Assessment Test)

Short answers (2 Marks) Long answers (16 Marks) provided

18 32

Questions are compulsory Alternate options are

SEMINAR TOPICS:

Wind power plants Regeneration-advantage and disadvantages Basic thermodynamic cycles

Fission reactions

 OETC Fuel cell

QUESTION BANK UNIT I THERMAL POWER PLANTS PART A (2 marks) 1. What is a thermodynamic cycle? 2. What are the assumptions made for air standard cycle analysis? 3. Define air standard cycle efficiency. 4. List out the major advantages of high pressure boilers in modern thermal power plants. 5. What is the function of economizer? 6. What are the modern trends in generating steam of high pressure boiler? 7. What are types of fluidized bed boilers? 8. What are all the features of the high-pressure boilers? 9. What is cooling tower approach? 10. What the advantages of burning coal are in pulverized from?

PART B (16 marks) 1. Explain the construction and working of Steam power plant with a layout. 2. (a) Why are feed water heaters used? (b) Explain with a sketch the working of a Barometric condenser? 3. (a) Discuss the relative merits of different out plant coal handling. (b) Describe the hydraulic ash handling system. 4. (a) Draw a chart showing operations and devices used in coal handling plant. (b) Describe different types of coal conveyors. 5. What is the importance of thermal power development in the country? Describe its development in the last 10 years. 6. Explain the construction and working of any one High pressure boiler with a layout. 7. Explain the construction and working of any one Fluidised bed boiler with a layout. UNIT II HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS PART A (2 marks) 1. What is the purpose of surge tank in a hydroelectric power plant? 2. What are the three main factors for power output of hydroelectric plant?

3. Give an example for a low head turbine, a medium head turbine and a high head turbine. 4. What are reaction turbines? Give example. 5. Differentiate the impulse and reaction turbine. 6. Define unit speed of turbine. 7. What is the significance of specific speed of hydraulic turbines? 8. What is the function of surge tank in a hydro electric power plant? 9. What is a draft tube? In which type turbine it is mostly used? 10. Write the function of draft tube in turbine outlet? PART B (16 marks) 1. Explain the construction and working of Hydel power plant with a layout. 2. What are the various factors to be considered in selecting the site for a hydro electric power plant and sicuss about primary and secondary investigations. 3. Explain the design aspects of a pelton wheel. 4. Describe the classification of turbines. 5. What the components of the Francis turbine and describe briefly. 6. (a) Explain in detail the spillways, baffle piers and drainage gallery. (b) Explain the various factors to be considerd in the selection of a hydraulic

turbine. 7. (a) What is surge tanks and state its purpose. (b) Differentiate Francis turbine between Kaplan turbines. 8. (a) Explain the terms catchment area, rain fall and run off. (b) Explain the arrangement of the components of a hydro electric power plant with a neat sketch. UNIT III NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS PART A (2 marks) 1. How the nuclear reactors are classified? 2. Give the requirements of chain reaction. 3. What is half life of nuclear fuels? 4. What do you understand by moderation? 5. Explain the function of the moderator. 6. Define the term Breeding 7. What factors control the selection of a particular type of a reactor? 8. What are the components pressurized water reactor nuclear power plant? 9. What are the components of supercritical water reactor nuclear power plant? 10. List down the nuclear waste disposal methods PART B (16 marks)

1. Explain the construction and working of Nuclear power plant with a layout. 2. (a) What is a chain reaction? How it is controlled. (b) Describe the fast breeder reactor. (c) What is function of shield? What are the different types of shields? 3. (a) With neat sketch explain the boiling water reactor power plant. (b) What are the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear power plant? 4. (a) What are the advantages and disadvantages of breeder reactor? (b) What do you mean by fission of nuclear fuel? (c) Explain briefly about radiation hazards and shielding? 5. (a) What do you understand by thermal shielding? (b) What are the functions of a reflector? (c) Explain the working and characteristic features of a homogeneous reactor. UNIT IV GAS AND DIESEL POWER PLANTS PART A (2 marks) 1. What are the main units in a gas turbine power plant? 2. How the gas turbine blades are cooled? 3. Mention the various processes of the brayton cycle. 4. Define mean effective pressure as applied to gas power cycles.

5. How it is related to indicated power of an I.C. engine? 6. Draw the p-V and T-s diagram of Brayton cycle. 7. Sketch the schematic arrangement of open cycle gas turbine plant and name the components. 8. Discuss the effect of inter colling in a gas turbine plant. 9. What is the principle of operation of simple jet propulsion system? 10. Why is the maximum cycle temperature of gas turbine plant much lower than that of diesel power plant? 11. List out the inherent advantages of the combined power cycle. PART B (16 marks) 1. Explain the construction and working of Gas turbine power plant with a layout. 2. (a) Explain with the help of a block diagram the fuel storage and supply system of diesel power plant. (b) Explain with the help of a block diagram the water cooling system of diesel power plant. 3. (a) Mention the advantages and disadvantages of a diesel power plant over a gas turbine power plant. (b) Give a maintenance schedule for Diesel engine power plant. 4. Describe the following systems in brief with respect Diesel Power Plant. (a) Fuel storage and supply system

(b) Exhaust system (c) Lubrication system 5. (a) Draw a neat layout of a diesel power plant and label all the components. (b) List the advantages of diesel power plant s over other thermal power plants. 6. (a) Explain the cooling system of a Diesel power plant. (b) What are the different types of engines used in Diesel power plants. 7. With a neat sketch explain the working of a simple constant pressure gas turbine. Mention its advantages and disadvantages. 8. (a) With help of a block diagram explain the main components of a open cycle gas turbine power plant.

UNIT V NON CONVENTIONAL POWER GENERATION PART A (2 marks) 1. What is geothermal energy? 2. What are the application of geothermal energy? 3. What are the different geothermal fluids? 4. What are the forms of geothermal energy stored deeply inside the earth? 5. What are the important criteria while selecting the geothermal energy?

6. What are the different types of geothermal energy deposits? 7. What are the different working fluids in binary cycle geothermal power plants? 8. What are the different types of OTEC? 9. What are the working fluids in closed cycle OTEC? 10. What are the components of Tidal power plants? PART B (16 marks) 1. Explain the construction and working of Geo thermal power plant. 2. What are the different types of geothermal energy system? 3. Explain the working principle of OTEC. 4. What are the different types of Tidal power plants? 5. Explain the Solar thermal central receiver system. 6. What are the different types of ocean thermal energy conversion system? 7. Explain the analysis of a central receiver system.

UNIVERSITY QUESTION BANK B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL/MAY 2010 Fourth Semester Electrical and Electronics Engineering EE2252 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING (Regulation 2008) Time: Three hours Maximum: 100 Marks Answer ALL Questions PART A (10 2 = 20 Marks)

1. Mention the various modern ash handling systems. 2. What are the factors affecting cooling of water in cooling tower? 3. Enumerate advantages and disadvantages of hydropower plants. 4. What is a surge tank? 5. What are the requirements of fission process? 6. What are the essential components of a nuclear reactor? 7. State the merits and demerits of closed cycle gas turbine over open cycle gas turbine power plant. 8. State the applications of diesel power plant. 9. What is a fuel cell? 10. What are the advantages and limitations of tidal power plant? PART B (5 16 = 80 Marks) 11. (a) Give the layout of a modern steam power plant and explain it briefly. Or (b) How are cooling towers classified? Explain any one of them with a neat sketch. 12. (a) Explain with a neat sketch a pumped storage power plant. Or (b) What is the function of a hydraulic turbine? How are the turbines classified? Explain any one with a suitable sketch. 13. (a) With the help of a sketch show all the important part of nuclear reactor. Describe briefly the functions of each part. Or (b) Explain the following terms: (i) Fission of nuclear fuel (ii) Distribution of fission energy (iii) The chain reaction. 14. (a) Discuss briefly the methods employed for improvement of thermal efficiency of open gas turbine power plant. Or (b) List the essential components of a diesel power plant and explain them briefly. 15. (a) Explain with a neat diagram of wind electric generating power plant. Or (b) Describe open cycle MHD system with suitable sketch.

B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL/MAY 2011 Fourth Semester Electrical and Electronics Engineering EE 2252 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING (Regulation 2008) Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks Answer ALL questions PART A (10 2 = 20 marks) 1. State and explain the Carnot cycle process. 2. Define boiler mountings and boiler accessories. 3. Mention the merits of hydro electric power plants. 4. Classify the hydro electric turbines with respect to high medium and low head. 5. What is nuclear fission? 6. State the fuels used in the gas turbine power plants. 7. Distinguish between PHWR and LMFBR. 8. What is meant by combined cycle power plant? 9. State the application of solar thermal system. 10. What are the different types of geothermal fluid and give its temperature range. PART B (5 16 = 80 marks) 11. (a) Draw a Rankin cycle for a coal fired and steam thermal power plant. State the means of increasing the efficiency of the plant. Or (b) Explain in detail the coal handling system with suitable block diagram. 12. (a) With a neat sketch explain in detail the construction and working principle of Hydro electric power plant.

Or (b) Neatly explain the hydro electric energy resources in India. 13. (a) Write a detailed technical note on the following (i) Boiling water reactor (ii) Gas cooled reactor. Or (b) Explain the importance of nuclear waste management. 14. (a) Write a detailed technical note on the following : (i) Reheating (ii) Regeneration. Or (b) With a neat sketch explain in detail, about the component and layout of Diesel engine power plant. 15. (a) Explain in detail, about the various types of wind Energy system. Or (b) Classify and explain in detail about the Tidal Energy Conversion System.